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Traditional American Indian services and crime victims compensation in Oklahoma.

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Traditional American Indian Services
and Crime Victims Compensation in Oklahoma
Effective: May 18, 2010
It is the intention of the Crime Victims Compensation Board and staff to be sensitive to the traditional needs of victims in Oklahoma, and specifically, our large American Indian population. We want to honor other cultures by addressing and considering those expenses that are part of how, in their culture, the victim receives healing, treatment, and a proper burial.
In April 2010, the Crime Victims Compensation Board met and approved the first-ever request for expenses related to a traditional American Indian funeral ceremony; specifically, the ceremonial meal associated with the victim's burial and the gifting of blankets and fruit.
Below is a list of expenses we have been advised are commonly associated with traditional healing or burial ceremonies. Tribes vary on the traditional practices, so this list may not contain all traditional practices. If there are items that should be added, or if you as family member or victim are unsure about whether an expense is compensable, please contact Suzanne Breedlove at the District Attorneys Council, 1-800-745-6098.
All statutory limits for funeral expenses and counseling expenses still apply; as does all eligibility requirements (see claim form for details). PLEASE KEEP RECEIPTS FOR ALL EXPENSES and write down on receipt what the item was used for and attach all receipts to the claim form.
Types of expenses that may be common after the homicide:
• Ceremonial funeral, including meals/food baskets and expenses related to traditional "giveaway" or "gifting" practices
• Quilts for gifts and for actual burial
• Tobacco, which can be a common item for gifting or giveaways
• Traditional grief healing for family of deceased
• Faith-based counseling services for family of deceased
• Healing lodge ceremonies
• Smudging ceremonies
• Services of a Spiritual Leader of the Tribe for various ceremonies
• Burial clothing for the deceased

1
Traditional American Indian Services
and Crime Victims Compensation in Oklahoma
Effective: May 18, 2010
It is the intention of the Crime Victims Compensation Board and staff to be sensitive to the traditional needs of victims in Oklahoma, and specifically, our large American Indian population. We want to honor other cultures by addressing and considering those expenses that are part of how, in their culture, the victim receives healing, treatment, and a proper burial.
In April 2010, the Crime Victims Compensation Board met and approved the first-ever request for expenses related to a traditional American Indian funeral ceremony; specifically, the ceremonial meal associated with the victim's burial and the gifting of blankets and fruit.
Below is a list of expenses we have been advised are commonly associated with traditional healing or burial ceremonies. Tribes vary on the traditional practices, so this list may not contain all traditional practices. If there are items that should be added, or if you as family member or victim are unsure about whether an expense is compensable, please contact Suzanne Breedlove at the District Attorneys Council, 1-800-745-6098.
All statutory limits for funeral expenses and counseling expenses still apply; as does all eligibility requirements (see claim form for details). PLEASE KEEP RECEIPTS FOR ALL EXPENSES and write down on receipt what the item was used for and attach all receipts to the claim form.
Types of expenses that may be common after the homicide:
• Ceremonial funeral, including meals/food baskets and expenses related to traditional "giveaway" or "gifting" practices
• Quilts for gifts and for actual burial
• Tobacco, which can be a common item for gifting or giveaways
• Traditional grief healing for family of deceased
• Faith-based counseling services for family of deceased
• Healing lodge ceremonies
• Smudging ceremonies
• Services of a Spiritual Leader of the Tribe for various ceremonies
• Burial clothing for the deceased